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| Vivian Wu | ... | Nagiko | |
| Yoshi Oida | ... | The Publisher | |
| Ken Ogata | ... | The Father | |
| Hideko Yoshida | ... | The Aunt / The Maid | |
| Ewan McGregor | ... | Jerome | |
| Judy Ongg | ... | The Mother | |
| Ken Mitsuishi | ... | The Husband | |
| Yutaka Honda | ... | Hoki | |
| Barbara Lott | ... | Jerome's Mother | |
| Miwako Kawai | ... | Young Nagiko | |
| Lynne Langdon | ... | Jerome's sister (as Lynne Frances Wachendorfer) | |
| Chizuru Ohnishi | ... | Young Nagiko | |
| Shiho Takamatsu | ... | Young Nagiko | |
| Aki Ishimaru | ... | Young Nagiko | |
| Hisashi Hidaka | ... | Calligrapher | |
| Dehong Chen | ... | Calligrapher | |
| Ham-Chau Luong | ... | Calligrapher (as Ham Cham Luong) | |
| Akihiko Nishida | ... | Calligrapher (as Akihiro Nishida) | |
| Kentaro Matsuo | ... | Calligrapher | |
| Nguyen Duc Nhan | ... | Calligrapher | |
| Augusto Aristotle | ... | Calligrapher | |
| Roger To Thanh Hien | ... | Calligrapher | |
| Chris Bearne | ... | Calligrapher | |
| Ronald Guttman | ... | Calligrapher | |
| Wichert Dromkert | ... | The Book of the Innocent | |
| Martin Tukker | ... | The Book of the Idiot | |
| Wu Wei | ... | The Book of Old Age | |
| Tom Kane | ... | The Book of the Exhibitionist | |
| Kheim Lam | ... | The Book of the Seducer | |
| Daishi Hori | ... | The Book of Youth | |
| Kinya Tsuruyama | ... | The Book of Secrets | |
| Eiichi Tanaka | ... | The Book of the Betrayer | |
| Rick Waney | ... | The Book of Silence | |
| Masaru Matsuda | ... | The Book of Birth and Beginnings | |
| Wataru Murofushi | ... | The Book of the Dead | |
| Ryuke Azuma | ... | Grandmother | |
| Seitaro Koyama | ... | Nephew | |
| Tatsuya Kimura | ... | Nephew | |
| Yoshihiko Nagata | ... | Husband's Friend | |
| Atsushi Miura | ... | Husband's Friend | |
| Kazushi Ishimaru | ... | Baby Nagiko | |
| Hikari Abe | ... | Nagiko's Baby | |
| Ai Kanafuji | ... | Nagiko's Friend | |
| Yoshino Yoshioka | ... | Nagiko's Friend | |
| Yuki Nou | ... | Nagiko's Friend | |
| Masami Nishio | ... | Nagiko's Friend | |
| Satomi Kimura | ... | Nagiko's Friend | |
| Michiko Matsuo | ... | Nagiko's Friend | |
| Kintaro Murayama | ... | Nagiko's Friend | |
| Ann | |||
| Kaoru Ueda | ... | Model | |
| Ohko | ... | Model | |
| Junko Shinohara | ... | Model | |
| Yûko Nozawa | ... | Model (as Yuko Nozawa) | |
| Kiyomi Nomura | ... | Model | |
| Midori Hatsuda | ... | Model | |
| Miwa Hayashi | ... | Model | |
| Seizo H. Inoue | ... | 10th Century Man (as Seizo Inoue) | |
| Yoshihiro Kawai | ... | 10th Century Man | |
| Munenari Takeshima | ... | 10th Century Man | |
| Toshio Kimura | ... | 10th Century Man | |
| Masakazu Takemura | ... | 10th Century Man | |
| Hiroshi Nakajima | ... | 10th Century Man | |
| Kageyoshi Shirakata | ... | 10th Century Man | |
| Takashi Miyake | ... | 10th Century Man | |
| Hiroko Uno | ... | 10th Century Woman | |
| Yûko Shimomura | ... | 10th Century Woman (as Yuko Shimomura) | |
| Kana Haraguchi | ... | 10th Century Woman | |
| Yuri Inoue | ... | 10th Century Woman | |
| Makiko Shoji | ... | 10th Century Woman | |
| Miwako Namie | ... | 10th Century Woman | |
| Atsuko Nakamura | ... | 10th Century Woman | |
| Tokiko Horiike | ... | 10th Century Woman | |
| Akiko Yokotani | ... | 10th Century Woman | |
| Yasuyo Ogawa | ... | 10th Century Woman | |
| Atsuko Yoshikawa | ... | 10th Century Woman | |
| Mariko Ajimoto | ... | 10th Century Woman | |
| Hiromi Tani | ... | 10th Century Woman | |
| Fukue Kitaoka | ... | 10th Century Woman | |
| Arnita Swanson | ... | Edele (as Arnita C. Swanson) | |
| Jim Adhi Limas | ... | Man in Lift | |
| Miho Tanaka | ... | Model Friend in Cafe Typo | |
| Fabienne De Marco | ... | Model Friend in Cafe Typo | |
| Tania De Jaeger | ... | Model Friend in Cafe Typo | |
| Jinhua Lu | ... | Wife of Calligrapher | |
| Tien Sing Wang | ... | Intruder | |
| Chau | |||
| See Wah Leung | ... | Intruder | |
| Kha | |||
| Kumi Komino | ... | Elderly Secretary | |
| Yuki Hayashi | ... | Young Female Secretary | |
| Maskai Taketani | ... | Young Male Secretary | |
| Mr. Luo | |||
| Mrs. Luo | |||
| See Yan Leung | ... | Bookshop Manager | |
| François Van Den Bergen | ... | Book of Seducer (as Francois Van Den Bergen) | |
| Valerie Buchanan | (as Valerie Buchanon) | ||
| Yorks Tong | |||
| Anna Chu | |||
| C.S. Wong | |||
| Michelle Nicholson | ... | Model (as Michelle Leigh Nicholson) | |
| Farini Cheung | (as Farini Chang) | ||
| Anita Leung Fui Shan | |||
| Tom Tom | |||
| Doris Lui Lai Fong | |||
| Sam | |||
| Shuen Ngar Lei | |||
| Chan Ben | |||
| Bobsy Jureidini | |||
| Andrew Chan | |||
| Vanessa Lanza | |||
| Chau Kwok Kwan | |||
| Ho Keung Kwong | |||
| Sammuel Leung | |||
| Jo Jo Hui | |||
| Louis Fu Yiu Shi | |||
| Paul Wan | |||
| Adrian Kwan | (as Adrian Kwan Shun Fai) | ||
| Leung Woo | |||
| Hui Pak Kin | |||
| Man Kit | (as Tony Wong Man Kit) | ||
| Foon Wing Hong | |||
| Li Chun Man | |||
| Stephen C. Lam | |||
| Edelmer Christanse | |||
| Jimmy Lee Wai Chang | |||
| Terence Tsin Chung Tung | |||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Mennan Yapo | ... | Café Typo Manager (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Peter Greenaway | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Sei Shonagon | (book) | |
| Peter Greenaway | (written by) | |
| Sei Shonagon | ||
Cinematography by | |||
| Sacha Vierny | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Peter Greenaway | |||
| Chris Wyatt | |||
Casting by | |||
| Abi Cohen | |||
| Hitomi Ishihara | |||
| Carrie O'Brien | |||
| Aimi O | |||
| Liora Reich | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Koichi Hamamura | |||
| Willemijn Loivers | |||
| Hiroto Oonogi | |||
| Andrée Putman | |||
| Noriyuki Tanaka | |||
| Wilbert Van Dorp | (as Wilbert van Dorp) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Martin Margiela | |||
| Dien van Straalen | |||
| Koji Tatsuno | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Seiji Arai | .... | makeup artist | |
| Cathy Folmer | .... | makeup artist | |
| Shoko Ishigaki | .... | makeup artist | |
| Sara Meerman | .... | makeup artist | |
| Vivian Nowak | .... | makeup artist (as Vivian Nowack) | |
| Noriko Sato | .... | makeup artist | |
| Kyôko Toyokawa | .... | makeup artist (as Kyoko Toyokawa) | |
Sound Department | |||
| James Feltham | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Kazunori Fujimaru | .... | boom operator | |
| Nigel Heath | .... | post-production sound | |
| Rod Howick | .... | foley editor | |
| Cliff Jones | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Mathew Knights | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Garth Marshall | .... | production sound | |
| Kan Shirai | .... | boom operator | |
| Julian Slater | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Volker Zeigermann | .... | boom operator | |
| Richard Pryke | .... | assistant re-recording mixer (uncredited) | |
| Otto Snel | .... | sound re-recording mixer (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Reinier van Brummelen | .... | special lighting effects | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Billy Chan | .... | lighting electrician | |
| Andy Cheng | .... | lighting electrician | |
| Pierre Dermience | .... | electrician | |
| Arnout Glas | .... | lighting electrician | |
| Marc Guillaumot | .... | still photographer | |
| Wong Lap Hee | .... | clapper loader | |
| Kazunori Hirasawa | .... | focus puller | |
| Tomoka Izumi | .... | clapper loader | |
| Kees Kroese | .... | rigger | |
| Chi Wai Lee | .... | lighting electrician | |
| Cristian Lux | .... | lighting electrician | |
| Vincent Mathias | .... | focus puller | |
| Gilles Mathony | .... | lighting electrician | |
| Shinya Morishita | .... | lighting electrician | |
| Dirk Nijland | .... | grip | |
| Tatsuo Shima | .... | lighting electrician | |
| Benito Strangio | .... | camera operator | |
| Wong Si Wah | .... | lighting electrician | |
| Nelson Yu Lik-wai | .... | clapper loader (as Nelson Yu) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Véronique Demaret | .... | casting assistant | |
| Cathy Lill | .... | casting assistant | |
| Madoka Matsuo | .... | casting assistant | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Nagahiro Ebara | .... | costumer | |
| Mariella Kallenberg | .... | costumer | |
| Isao Nomura | .... | costumer | |
| Emi Wada | .... | costume designer: Japan | |
| Lucy Wei | .... | costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Trevor Brown | .... | colorist | |
| Boris Trentelman | .... | grader | |
Music Department | |||
| Ron Korb | .... | musician: flutes | |
Other crew | |||
| Kazuko Aba | .... | breast-feeding double: Vivian Wu | |
| Bob Bellion | .... | accountant | |
| Marco Del Zotto | .... | production crew | |
| Bob Feltgen | .... | location manager | |
| Lydia Gonzalez | .... | accountant (as Lydie Gonzalez) | |
| Agathe Grau | .... | continuity | |
| Debby de Jong | .... | production coordinator (as Debby De Jong) | |
| Kay Kimura | .... | production crew | |
| Eliza Poklewski Koziell | .... | assistant to director | |
| Eliza Liu | .... | accountant | |
| Yuriko Mameshiro | .... | production coordinator: Japan | |
| Junko Matsumori | .... | pregnant double: Vivian Wu | |
| Charles Mcdonald | .... | publicist (as Charles McDonald) | |
| Yves Mond | .... | production crew | |
| Brody Neuenschwander | .... | calligrapher | |
| Chika Ogura | .... | script translator | |
| Mario Paolinelli | .... | dialogue (Italian version) | |
| Joel Reid | .... | production crew | |
| Takahiro Sasaki | .... | production crew | |
| Yoshiko Tanaka | .... | production crew | |
| Jeremy Thomas | .... | production crew | |
| Yuk Ching To | .... | location manager (as Maggie To) | |
| Masatoshi Tôjô | .... | production crew | |
| Trix van Alphen | .... | publicist | |
| Elly Verduyckt | .... | additional script continuity | |
| Michael 'Indy' Whiting | .... | production crew (as Michael Whiting) | |
| Marc Wouters | .... | location manager | |
| Susanna Wyatt | .... | production accountant | |
| Yukki Yaura | .... | calligrapher | |
Thanks | |||
| Edith Cheung | .... | special thanks | |
| Tracy Harper | .... | special thanks | |
| Graham V. Hartstone | .... | special thanks (as Graham Hartstone) | |
| Justin Moyle | .... | special thanks | |
| Otto Snel | .... | special thanks | |
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Seems most, if not all, movies today are so formulaic (I can only watch so much Jane Austen: Bridget Jones' Diary, Cold Comfort Farm, others?). A revenge/love story, this picture made me fall in love with Ewan McGregor! Such a skilled actor at such an early age and willing to go to such extremes! Because the acting, camera and editing were so fabulous, this movie could have easily been without words.
Ewan's character was so innocent and gullible. The female lead's character was very strong and overpowering. Imagine being in the position of having to protect your father and then seek vengeance on his destroyer. And such a small delicate woman.
While there were some awkward moments revealing the immaturity of the female lead and some disgusting circumstances propelling her toward revenge, in all, I have to rate this movie excellent for the editing, camera, story, and high impact acting. It was very moving.